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Once upon a time, the demonology of crime was a straightforward affair. In the black corner, there were shady, full-time ‘villains’ – usually from ‘the dangerous classes’ – who were labelled as ‘Organised Crime’. In the white corner, there were elites and their ‘servants’ (nowadays, employees) who, when they temporarily strayed or were the black sheep of otherwise respectable families, were labelled as ‘White-Collar Crime’. Nowadays, it is harder to distinguish white-collar and organised crime.

The central aim of this project is to develop a conceptually-grounded algorithm that can be combined with social media analytics software to predict radicalisation of mainstream users. Our research questions are, how and why do people develop identification with radical Islam online over time?

In 2005, a Surrey University spin out company CXR approached us at the University of Manchester for help developing a fast x-ray tomography system. We now have our own RTT 110 which is being tested and adapted to do fundamental science such as looking in to the mysteries of granular materials and two phase fluid flow, as well as rapid non-destructive testing for manufacturing.

In the UK today, there is a widely held perception of a fundamental conflict between so-called ‘British values’, and the values and practices of minority - frequently Muslim - communities. Our research project sets out to explore how this impression of conflict impacts upon Muslim individuals and communities living within the UK.

Combining filmmaking, sociology and anthropology, this project follows the wires that crisscross the skyline and buildings of Beirut to articulate the impacts of electricity disruption on everyday life.

Official Launch of our latest PaCCS Policy Briefing on “Religion and Contemporary Security Challenges”. Including insights from the work of our four leading researchers who have been studying perceptions about religion and security, faith and violent extremism.

Promoting Ethical Behaviour and Preventing Wrongdoing in Organisations - Lack of integrity (or wrongdoing) continues to surface in both the private and public sector. Police forces around the world have tried to investigate the levels of corruption within their organisations and have adopted codes of conduct to address the shortcomings. But do they work?